Neamat Imam

Quotes

1. Becoming a nationalist is not a matter of decision; it means one has locked one’s mind forever. No reason or practical advice or evidence is strong enough to unlock it.

2. 

   There is no good or evil in the world. Only images.

3. 

   The taller the building, the better the view.

4. 

   Our hearts have to cry to end our tears.

5. 

   It is ego that makes a man.

6. 

   ‘So this is what famine does to a person,’ I thought as I walked back home. ‘It does not bring one to his knees only; it eats one alive. It is hungrier than a hungry man.’

7. 

   Everyone has to do something for survival, but that something does not have to define the real character of a person. I am what my head tells me I am. I am what my feelings say I am. I do not depend on anyone’s approval.

8. 

   No man is more of a stranger to you than you are to him. Receive him with trust.

9. 

   ‘Tell me something about your life, ‘he said. ‘My life?’ the rickshaw-wallah asked. ‘I do not have one.’

10. 

    There is no question that could not be asked in this land.

11. 

    You can’t predict anything about a ruler.

12. 

    Let us face the truth: why should I feel guilty for being alive? Why should I sacrifice my life in order to prove that I am strong?